LEVELS OF INTEGRATION OF ETHNIC CONTENT Dr. James Banks Mainstream - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

LEVELS OF INTEGRATION OF ETHNIC CONTENT Dr. James Banks

Mainstream Centric Curriculum

Level 1: The Contributions Approach  The focus is on heroes, holidays, and discrete cultural elements.

Level 2: The Additive Approach  Content, concepts, themes, and perspectives are added to the curriculum without changing its structure.

Level 3: The Transformation Approach  The structure of the curriculum is changed to enable students to view concepts, issues, events, and themes from the perspective of diverse ethnic and cultural groups.

Level 4: The Social Action Approach  Students make decisions on important social issues and take action to help solve them.

Think About This:  At which level are the courses in your courses or those of your SAC/department? Mainstream Centric Contributions I. Additive II. III. Transformation IV. Social Action

Think About This:  Think about an upcoming presentation/lecture/ session in one of your courses.  How might you be able to integrate content representing underrepresented groups into that presentation?